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Monoculture Vs. Polyculture
Summary: Essay examines the differences between monoculture and polyculture.
In the world, there are many types of natural cultures. The two main types are monoculture and polyculture. Monoculture is where a biome or habitat has only one dominant species, hence "mono." The dominant species has almost no competition from other species. On the other hand, a polyculture environment contains many dominant species, hence the prefix, "poly," which means many. A polyculture has a larger biodiversity than the monoculture.
Monoculture environments have only one type of species. If a pest or disease was to infect this species, then this whole environment would collapse. Also, monoculture territories tend to need more nutritional needs than polyculture environments. Monoculture plots have a more likely chance to have poor soil since the same nutrients are taken/added to the soil by the same plants. However, monoculture farm produced crops are better at facilitating mechanization and improving the quality of the harvested products...
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